Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4N99EH4HN974985 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 12
First seenSep 15, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 12, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4N99EH4HN974985
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 20, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
4V4

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
N99EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
974985

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
VOLVO TRUCK

Prefix basis · 431 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 431 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 15, 2023 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 98539F38866/CA
Mar 20, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 98539F38866/CA
Dec 19, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 98539F38866/CA
Oct 9, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 98539F38866/CA
Jul 22, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 98539F38866/CA
Apr 25, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 98539F38866/CA
Jan 28, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 98539F38866/CA
Oct 21, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 98539F38866/CA
Jun 28, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 98539F38866/CA
Apr 5, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 98539F38866/CA
Jan 5, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 98539F38866/CA
Sep 15, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 98539F38866/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC9853Sep 15, 2023Jun 12, 202612CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
9F38866CA1DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INCSep 15, 2023Jun 12, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 20, 2026